I totally agree but include the media - maybe the knighthood should go to Piers Morgan (another bloated ego with a ‘patchy’ record all of his own) who was the chief drum beater in racking up the receipts.

I totally agree but include the media - maybe the knighthood should go to Piers Morgan (another bloated ego with a ‘patchy’ record all of his own) who was the chief drum beater in racking up the receipts.

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Captain Tom has done really well but, much as I dislike Piers Morgan, he has showed up the governments poor handling of the Covid-19 crisis. He has been so successful on that issue that the Tories have, not only told their MPs and ministers to avoid being interviewed by Piers Morgan, but that they should now seek permission from Tory party advisers before they do any TV or Radio interviews. I think Piers Morgan will treat that as being a success.

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The NHS is not a charity. It shouldn't need any more money, that's why we get taxed to pay for it. £30m will keep the NHS running for about 4 hours. Why should we pay taxes and then be expected to pay out again.

He's a lovely old chap, but a knighthood for walking around your garden. But shows what a load of ol' shite the honour system is. Pure PR stunt by the establishment to distract you from what a shite job they have been doing running the country and running the NHS down to sell it to the American pharma companies.

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Well guys, I'm saddened that posting a link to a 100yr old veteran who raised millions of £'s for the NHS.
And was given a knighthood as a result.

Has been turned into a platform for a few to gob off about their political views.
I guess it could be lockdown/cabin fever? If not, it's more than a little sad guys!
This thread was just intended to be a bit of good news. Not an inquisition into the merits or otherwise of his award.

The old fella only set out to raise £1000.
A realistic amount for walking around a garden a few times. It only ended up being millions due to the media attention he received.
He didn't ask for that attention or the knighthood. In fact, it possibly piled on the pressure more than he'd have liked?
So why not cut him some slack & be happy for him.
It's not like he'll be looking down on any of us is it

I do hope this wont be classed as political at all, I think this old gents award was a lot more deserving of some that's been dished out in the past,
Well deserved in my opinion and he did a lot more than walk his garden !!! he raised folks spirits and stood to show the world regardless of your age you can still do your bit for humanity and goodwill, and in doing so raise millions for the NHS
WELL DONE THAT MAN

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Well guys, I'm saddened that posting a link to a 100yr old veteran who raised millions of £'s for the NHS.
And was given a knighthood as a result.

Has been turned into a platform for a few to gob off about their political views.
I guess it could be lockdown/cabin fever? If not, it's more than a little sad guys!
This thread was just intended to be a bit of good news. Not an inquisition into the merits or otherwise of his award.

The old fella only set out to raise £1000.
A realistic amount for walking around a garden a few times. It only ended up being millions due to the media attention he received.
He didn't ask for that attention or the knighthood. In fact, it possibly piled on the pressure more than he'd have liked?
So why not cut him some slack & be happy for him.
It's not like he'll be looking down on any of us is it

At last somebody who actually deserves one,they dish them out like confetti,if you can ride a push bike or you are an old rock star you are guaranteed to be called a sir,people like john surtees never got a look in.

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The whole system is corrupt. Give them away for all the wrong reasons. He's a grand old chap and I applaud his efforts.
But I disagree with the whole honours system and I also disagree with making the NHS a charity cause. I am yet to see a nurse or doctor who thinks the last few governments have done anything but screw them over. Cheering when the voted down a nurse pay rise in line with inflation, absolutely feckin disgrace.
But some old boy raises money for them and he gets a knighthood. Every bloody nurse and doctor working this crisis deserves one then. They are the one's risking their and their families lives.

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He seems a real nice old chap who's obviously intelligent and humble with it, who you'd certainly be proud to call a friend, but IMO what he's done isn't really worth a knighthood, though niether are most of them that are given out to senior civil servants and the luvey "celebs" who seem to have a nice life "supporting" charities. The big winners in this are of course Justtheiving who have become 300k richer as a result. I bet their top team get a nice Brucie Bonus out of that.

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Yep imo captain Tom is a very interesting veteran who has won the nations heart through his fund raising efforts. However had it not been for the media attention his efforts would have been modest like many others. There are thousands of people young and old that have raised money for good causes and have not had the coverage that he got. Are their efforts any less deserving.. I fear that once the ball was rolling on his story it was inevitable that politics would move in and reap the reward... Good luck to him, but I’m not convinced that a knighthood is the correct recognition for what he actually has done..

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He seems a real nice old chap who's obviously intelligent and humble with it, who you'd certainly be proud to call a friend, but IMO what he's done isn't really worth a knighthood, though niether are most of them that are given out to senior civil servants and the luvey "celebs" who seem to have a nice life "supporting" charities. The big winners in this are of course Justtheiving who have become 300k richer as a result. I bet their top team get a nice Brucie Bonus out of that.

Well guys, I'm saddened that posting a link to a 100yr old veteran who raised millions of £'s for the NHS.
And was given a knighthood as a result.

Has been turned into a platform for a few to gob off about their political views.
I guess it could be lockdown/cabin fever? If not, it's more than a little sad guys!
This thread was just intended to be a bit of good news. Not an inquisition into the merits or otherwise of his award.

The old fella only set out to raise £1000.
A realistic amount for walking around a garden a few times. It only ended up being millions due to the media attention he received.
He didn't ask for that attention or the knighthood. In fact, it possibly piled on the pressure more than he'd have liked?
So why not cut him some slack & be happy for him.
It's not like he'll be looking down on any of us is it

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This is a bit hypocritical as, in one of your previous posts on this subject, you used a photo of Captain Tom to have a go at Scottish people with a bit of swearing thrown in as well. You can't have it both ways!

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This is a bit hypocritical as, in one of your previous posts on this subject, you used a photo of Captain Tom to have a go at Scottish people with a bit of swearing thrown in as well. You can't have it both ways!

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I think you'll find that earlier post was meant to be a bit of light relief, you know, humour.

Good luck to the old boy, he just did his bit and then got whisked off in a media frenzy. Deserved? How many honours are really deserved? The great majority are political payoffs or stunts anyway.
Political point-whilst the Labour govts of Blair in particular used PFI to excess and did the NHS no favours in the long run, the PFI idea was first used by John Major's Tory government.

The medals on his chest should have been enough to warrant the knighthood
For him to then do what he did for the NHS in my eyes makes him a true legend and he thoroughly deserves all the recognition coming his way

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This is a bit hypocritical as, in one of your previous posts on this subject, you used a photo of Captain Tom to have a go at Scottish people with a bit of swearing thrown in as well. You can't have it both ways!